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Female-Friendly Public and Community Toilets: A Guide for Planners and Decision-Maker
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Female-Friendly Public and Community Toilets: A Guide for Planners and Decision-Maker
Female-Friendly Public and Community Toilets: A Guide for Planners and Decision-Makers
This publication presents a practical framework for designing, building, and managing female-friendly public and community toilets—ensuring that sanitation facilities respond to the real needs of women and girls in urban settings.
About the study:
The study was jointly developed by WaterAid, WSUP (Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor), and UNICEF to provide actionable guidance for planners, engineers, architects, and municipal decision-makers. It combines field research, design recommendations, and policy insights to make sanitation infrastructure more inclusive and safe for all users, especially women, adolescent girls, and people with disabilities.
UMC’s contribution:
The Urban Management Centre (UMC) contributed to the study as a technical partner, supporting field-level assessments, contextualising design standards for Indian cities, and facilitating knowledge dissemination through its practitioner networks and capacity-building programmes. UMC has also hosted the publication on its knowledge portal to promote accessibility and adoption by urban local bodies.
What it covers:
• Key principles and design checklists for inclusive toilet infrastructure
• Governance models and O&M frameworks for sustainability
• Safety, accessibility, and menstrual hygiene management (MHM) considerations
• Case examples from India and other developing contexts
• Tools for integrating gender-responsive design into municipal planning
Why it matters:
Access to safe, private, and well-maintained sanitation facilities is a basic right. This guide enables governments and practitioners to mainstream gender-sensitive sanitation design into urban development policies—advancing SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 5 (Gender Equality), and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities).
📘 Download the full publication here
📅 Published: 2018
Authored by: WaterAid, WSUP, and UNICEF
Technical Partner: Urban Management Centre (UMC)
SuSanA members are invited to share examples of female-friendly sanitation designs, inclusive policies, and implementation experiences from their own contexts.
— *Meghna Malhotra*
Deputy Director, Urban Management Centre (UMC), India
This publication presents a practical framework for designing, building, and managing female-friendly public and community toilets—ensuring that sanitation facilities respond to the real needs of women and girls in urban settings.
About the study:
The study was jointly developed by WaterAid, WSUP (Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor), and UNICEF to provide actionable guidance for planners, engineers, architects, and municipal decision-makers. It combines field research, design recommendations, and policy insights to make sanitation infrastructure more inclusive and safe for all users, especially women, adolescent girls, and people with disabilities.
UMC’s contribution:
The Urban Management Centre (UMC) contributed to the study as a technical partner, supporting field-level assessments, contextualising design standards for Indian cities, and facilitating knowledge dissemination through its practitioner networks and capacity-building programmes. UMC has also hosted the publication on its knowledge portal to promote accessibility and adoption by urban local bodies.
What it covers:
• Key principles and design checklists for inclusive toilet infrastructure
• Governance models and O&M frameworks for sustainability
• Safety, accessibility, and menstrual hygiene management (MHM) considerations
• Case examples from India and other developing contexts
• Tools for integrating gender-responsive design into municipal planning
Why it matters:
Access to safe, private, and well-maintained sanitation facilities is a basic right. This guide enables governments and practitioners to mainstream gender-sensitive sanitation design into urban development policies—advancing SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 5 (Gender Equality), and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities).
📘 Download the full publication here
📅 Published: 2018
Authored by: WaterAid, WSUP, and UNICEF
Technical Partner: Urban Management Centre (UMC)
SuSanA members are invited to share examples of female-friendly sanitation designs, inclusive policies, and implementation experiences from their own contexts.
— *Meghna Malhotra*
Deputy Director, Urban Management Centre (UMC), India
Meghna Malhotra
Deputy Director, Urban Management Centre (UMC) – Ahmedabad, India
Urban Management Centre (UMC) is a not-for-profit organisation working with national and state governments to build capacities for inclusive and resilient urban governance.
Over the past decade, UMC has supported transformative sanitation initiatives such as:
• Garima (Odisha) – ensuring safety, dignity, and inclusion of sanitation workers
• Sanitation Workers Development Scheme (Tamil Nadu) – institutionalising welfare systems
• NAMASTE – supporting the national mission for sanitation worker empowerment
• City Livelihoods Action Plans (CLAP) – integrating urban livelihoods and gender inclusion
Visit: www.umcasia.org
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Deputy Director, Urban Management Centre (UMC) – Ahmedabad, India
Urban Management Centre (UMC) is a not-for-profit organisation working with national and state governments to build capacities for inclusive and resilient urban governance.
Over the past decade, UMC has supported transformative sanitation initiatives such as:
• Garima (Odisha) – ensuring safety, dignity, and inclusion of sanitation workers
• Sanitation Workers Development Scheme (Tamil Nadu) – institutionalising welfare systems
• NAMASTE – supporting the national mission for sanitation worker empowerment
• City Livelihoods Action Plans (CLAP) – integrating urban livelihoods and gender inclusion
Visit: www.umcasia.org
Follow us: LinkedIn – Urban Management Centre
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